Renewable energy consumption in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Renewable energy consumption was 0.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Hong Kong, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 0.9% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Hong Kong peaked at 1.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1999.
That places Hong Kong 197th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.1704 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 4.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Hong Kong?
- Renewable energy consumption in Hong Kong was 0.9% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
- How does Hong Kong rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Hong Kong ranks 197th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption